Tuffy Gosewisch beats out Henry Blanco for backup catching duties

Gosewisch slashed .316/.316/.579 with one home run and four RBI in 19 Cactus League at-bats. Blanco will use the next 24 hours to search for a big-league job. If he's unable to find a team to play for, he'll likely become Arizona's seventh coach.

Blanco, 42, hit .142/.228/.246 with three home runs and 14 RBI in 134 at-bats between the Blue Jays and Mariners last season. Marte hit .313/.373/.536 with 25 home runs and 92 RBI in 463 at-bats between the independent Atlantic League and Triple-A.

Blanks went 5-1 with a 1.38 ERA, 1.04 WHIP and 21:8 K:BB ratio in 32 2/3 innings in the independent American Association last season. Collazo went 3-2 with a 3.33 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 55:23 K:BB ratio in 48 2/3 innings in the independent Frontier League.

Henry Blanco set to sign with Arizona

by Igor Mello | CBSSports.com

(12/13/13) The Diamondbacks are expected to sign catcher Henry Blanco to a minor-league deal with an invite to spring training. Blanco will have a chance to compete for the backup catcher’s role, according to the Arizona Republic.

Henry Blanco elects free agency

The 16-year veteran hit .142/.228/.246 with three home runs and 14 RBI in 134 at-bats between the Mariners and Blue Jays in 2013. He has played for 11 major-league teams, with his only stint of longer than two years with one team coming with the Cubs from 2005 to 2008.

09/17/2013 10:38R.I.P., 2013 Seattle Mariners
Now that they have officially been eliminated from the postseason picture, it is time to pay our respects to the 2013 Mariners.